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Turkey’s lira hits another record low as rift with France deepens Turkey’s lira sank to yet another record low on Monday as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Turks to boycott of French goods, adding to a mounting list of geopolitical spats increasing investor concerns...

"Ironically",Mélanchon and his MPs were among the first two years ago to alert about Erdogan's Turkey and the dangers of the "islamist dictator",to which the current defence minister replied "Turkey is an ally,if it isn't,it means it's an enemy".....

Did you really put in the same basket a teacher who's only crime was to show some pictures to his students with the one who beheaded him ? And you wonder why islamophobia is rising,thanks to the same kind of you with this cavemen and backward mentality.

France is also acting for its interests and doesn't consider Turkey as an ally,more like an opponent and a threat,the reason it is trying to contain it and its growing influence even in "Turkey's backyard" as you call it. I have always believed there will be a confrontation between our two...

Tensions between Turkey and France were already running high given the so many disagreements on many subjects (Syria,Libya,Eastern Mediterranean,Greece,Cyprus,migrants..... among many others) now the recent events involving religion (and personnal insults btw) were the final straw.

Erdogan has achieved something else ; A rare national union has been formed around Macron after Erdogan's attacks. The entire political class is united,something quite rare.... from the far right to the center right... from the center left to the greens and the far left....

According to Europe1 the escalation of tensions between Paris and Ankara has prompted the Macron's administration to consider several measures intended to sanction Turkey's attitude. After Erdogan's remarks on Macron's mental health and calls for a boycott of French products,several actions...

Turkish president dares U.S. to impose economic sanctions https://apnews.com/article/turkey-emmanuel-macron-azerbaijan-recep-tayyip-erdogan-ankara-fb01aa394f4056fe6fc489fac13a73c9 Oh well... @Costin84

While the illiterate masses will probably stop buying danone yogurts and la vache qui rit cheese,the elites and the rich of the muslim world will still flock en masse to buy luxury French brands.... :)

According to the French customs,France exported €508 billion worth of goods and €251 billion worth of services in 2019,the entire middle east only accounting for 3%. I'll list the trade between France and the countries that have called for the boycott of French products ; Turkey ; French...

Pourquoi le président turc, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, attaque violemment Emmanuel Macron "Le président turc a multiplié, dimanche, les attaques contre son homologue français, provoquant le rappel de l’ambassadeur de France à Ankara. En voulant imposer la formation d’imams locaux, Paris contrarie la...

Macron is a centrist in disguise,but a right winger in reality,even Marine Le Pen sometimes feels impressed. But the real question is does he have any choice ? Being tough on islamism,internal security and immigration is an answer to the rising number of right and far right voters,by trying to...

Ilham Aliyev at the Operational Meeting of the Ministry of Defense: The patience of the Azerbaijani people has run out Aliyev says from now on, we will try to move much faster, no more delays. We are moving towards achieving our goals. Everyday a new plan is being set up and I approve them...

Such remarks will lead the debate to nowhere,some tendencies we had on some other forums have to be eliminated. Try to directly counter what I said,you could have saved yourself one post. You were praising about how the Turkish army and their backed forces were effective at clearing urban...

My points are still valid. Try to counter them instead of getting personal.

Compare Al Bab and cities in eastern Turkey after the Turkish army was involved in heavy urban warfare there. This isn't a matter of "the Turks vs the others",but a matter of how much resistance the enemy is willing to give. It's easy to capture a city intact when your adversary barely puts a...

Indeed,it will be much difficult to oust the Armenians from north given the geography of the terrain,mountainous and covered with forests. The Armenian and the so called Artsakh armies are well entrenched. Porgress will most likely be slow and costly in terms of human lives despite Azeri air...